Cercopiteco de l'Hoest vs Mountain yam

Allochrocebus lhoesti compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Cercopiteco de l'Hoest is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cercopiteco de l'Hoest	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Allochrocebus	Dioscorea
Species	Allochrocebus lhoesti	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Cercopiteco de l'Hoest

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cercopiteco de l'Hoest	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cercopiteco de l'Hoest

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.